I was watching a Korean variety show one day about kids and they showed how the children spent their day at a folk village school. It was the first time I heard about something like a village school. Therefore I did some research and found that there is a folk village in Korea in the city called Yongin. The village consists of around 270 houses which are designed like the houses in the Joseon era, different workshops and farms. There is also a village school where the children from the variety show had spent their day. Through the show I was able to learn a lot about the school.
In the show, the children went to the school with their respective fathers. The school building is designed like a traditional korean house and is made mostly of wood. Once they arrived at the school they were greeted by their teacher who was dressed in a hanbok. Both the children and their fathers were made to change into hanbok once they arrived. The children were taken to a traditional classroom where there were several other children (3-4 years old) and were given lessons on good behavior and etiquette. They were taught how to be a good child such as how to greet parents and how to answer to their parents with respect and politeness. Next they were taught how to make ink and do calligraphy. They were taught to be more disciplined. From the show it looked like the parents of the children were very serious in their intentions for their children to learn good etiquette and proper behavior. It made sense because such values of respect and formality is very ingrained in the korean culture that parents teach their children such values from a very early age.
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